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B; J. GAYNON. RAIL JOINT.

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Witness UNITED STATES Patented July 14, 1903.

EDWARD J. GAYNON, OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND. I

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,833, dated July 14,1903. Application filed December 2, 1902. Serial No. 133,5 78. (Nomodel.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. GAYNON, a citizen of the United States,residing atWoonsocket, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway-rails.Its object is to so construct the ends of the rails that the same may beoverlapped and secured in such a manner as to provide a practicallysingle continuous rail.

Another object is to so construct the ends of the rails that they willform smooth joints, and thereby prevent pounding by wheels passingthereover.

A further object is to employ means for embracing the ends of the railsand preventing sagging of the adjoining ends one below the other.

Another object is to obviate the use of splicebars for connecting therails.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will bemore fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a railformed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, showingthree rails connected together. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thejoined ends of rails. Fig. 4 is a reduced central horizontal sectionthrough the joined ends of the rails. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of oneof the rails. Fig. 6 is a section on line 00 as, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is asection on line y y, Fig. 3 and Fig. 8 is a section on line a a, Fig. 3.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the base, and 2the tread, of a rail, and the web 3 therebetween is enlarged orthickened at the ends ofthe rails, as shown at 4. As both ends of eachrail are con structed in exactly the same manner, the only differencebeing that they are oppositely arranged, I will describe but one of saidends. An extension 5 projects from one end and is one-half the thicknessof the rail, the base, web, and tread of this extension being arrangedin alinement with the similar portions of the body of the rail. Theinner face of this with the beveled face 9.

extension is provided with parallel ribs 6, which are formed alongone-half the length of the extension and are in alinement with grooves 7of the same proportions as the ribs 6. A tongue 8 is located at the endof extension 5 and is provided with a beveled face'9, as shown. Thistongue is located at a point on the end between the grooves 7 and is inhorizontal alinement with a recess 10, formed within the end of the bodyof the rail at a point directly between the ribs 6. This recess is ofthe same proportions as the tongue 8, and its inner end is beveled tocorrespond Apertures 11 are formed within the web of the extension atpoints between the ribs 6 and grooves 7 and are for the reception ofsecuring-bolts 12.

To connect the rails constructed as above described, the ends thereofare overlapped, and as they are similarly constructed the tongues 8 willfit within the corresponding recesses 10, the ribs 6 will be seatedwithin the opposite grooves 7, and the apertures 11 will register. Thesecuring-bolts 12 can then be fastened within these apertures, and theoperation of joining the two rails is then completed.

It will be seen that a joint of this character produces a practicallycontinuous rail, the ends of Which are held together and prevented fromsagging independently of each other by the tongues 8 and the ribs 6. The

bolts 12 bind the two ends firmly together,

and as long as the projecting portions upon said ends engage with thecorresponding recesses a smooth joint is provided. If desired,

an aperture 13 maybe formed within one of Having thus described theinvention, what" is claimed as new is within 1. A rail having a recessedend, an eX'tenthe end recess of a similar rail, and parallel sion tosaid end, a tongue projecting from ribs upon the inner face of theextension and the extension and adapted to fit within the in alinementwith parallel grooves adapted 2. The combination With a rail having arecess in the end thereof, of an extension to Witnesses: IO the rail, atongue projecting from the end of JOHN B. GAYNON, said extension andadapted to be seated in ZOIE GAYNON.

end recess of a similar rail, parallel ribs to receive the ribs of asimilarrail. 15 5 upon the inner face of the extension, and par- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature allel grooves inalinementtherewith adapted in presence of two Witnesses.

to receive the ribs of a similar rail. EDWARD GAYNON

